Northern Powerhouse

21.11.18: Groundbreaking plans to transform Coventry city centre and Coventry station have been given the official green light from the city’s council.
Coventry City Council announced it has granted permission for the £11.8m scheme to improve t...

21.11.18:
Cognitive Publishing, the home of leading railway industry title Rail Technology Magazine, has been selected as an official partner of the Northern Powerhouse.
In support of the regional initiative, Cognitive will join a network of leaders and...

20.11.18: Government spending on transport in London has risen to twice as much per person compared to the north since the launch of the Northern Powerhouse, new analysis has found.
Statistics analysed by influential think tank IPPR North found that while...

16.11.18: Chris Grayling has said that rail in the north is playing catch-up from “decades of economic neglect” and that whilst improvements in May did not work the way it should have, he will deliver “the transport system the north deserv...

08.11.18: The boss of Transport for the North has supported the government’s commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail, arguing that the Budget funding announcement shows Westminster’s confidence in the scheme.
Tim Wood, chief executive at TfN, sa...

08.11.18: Leaders of the northern rail industry have rejected the possibility of the Phase 2b HS2 route possibly no longer being funded by the government, arguing that the comments raising concern by the transport secretary were “completely misunderst...

29.10.18: The chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) has quelled concerns that funding for the programme would be in conflict with Crossrail 2, claiming that the raising of funds through general taxation will help to finance both projects.
Speaki...

25.10.18: The UK’s first ever operational ‘tram train’ running between Sheffield and Rotherham has been launched today, with the scheme almost three years late and five times overbudget.
Jo Johnson and Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarv...

11.10.18: HS2 has launched public consultations on the Phase 2b route for high-speed railway between the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds.
The 10-week consultations will give communities the chance to respond to HS2’s plans and designs, and give f...

09.10.18: On Thursday, Manchester’s world-famous Principal Hotel played host to the industry’s biggest leaders, decision-makers, and (t)railblazers at the fifth iteration of TransCityRail, in a celebration of the progression of the industry in t...

09.10.18: On Thursday we held our annual rail event focused on driving innovation in the rail industry in the north, TransCityRail (TCR). It was a conference jam-packed with industry leaders and decision-makers, all working in tandem in advancing the cohesi...

08.10.18: The mayor of Greater Manchester has said that the north of England needs to move to “the front of the queue” for prioritisation of transport investment in order to take advantage of investment in the region.
Speaking exclusively to RT...

08.10.18: The new CAF-manufactured fleet of trains to be used by Northern was officially launched at a special event at the Edge Hill depot, Liverpool.
The eight state of the art trains – four class 195 and four class 331 vehicles – arrived for...

28.09.18: West Yorkshire Combined Authority has secured funding for upgrading connections to eight of its rail stations after Theresa May announced that the authority will receive a share of a £840m transport fund.
The Department for Transport announ...

21.09.18: Plans to improve the Doncaster Railway Station have reached phase two of the redevelopment process.
Work has begun on the plans, developed by Doncaster Council and London Eastern Railway (LNER), to completely revitalise the station and constructi...